One of our students, Aya, recently returned from a trip to her home town in Tochigi prefecture.

While she was there she visited Ashikaga School (Gakko), known as the oldest University in Japan it dates back to the Nara period (710-784).

Here are a few photos taken during the trip, unfortunately I think Aya is hiding !

Ashikaga school was designated as a national historic site in 1921 and is a centre for Confucianism. There is also a Confucian shrine and library containing many valuable manuscripts. The library was established in 1876.

If you would like to visit Ashikaga Gakko you’ll find it in Ashikaga city, Tochigi prefecture

(about 70 kilometres north of Tokyo)